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SPEECHLESSNESS AND LINGUISTIC RECIPROCITY IN ARENDT.

The article examines the concept of speechlessness and linguistic reciprocity through a critical engagement with Hannah Arendt’s political philosophy, focusing on how unreciprocated speech can sustain shared worlds of meaning even when one party cannot respond linguistically. Drawing on a personal c...

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Published in:Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 390 - 419
Main Author: Ferguson, Magnus
Format: Article
Published: Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy May2026
Subjects:
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975
Asymmetry (Linguistics)
Storytelling
Two-way communication
Philosophers
Inclusion (Disability rights)
Political philosophy
Aphasic persons
Young, Iris Marion, 1949-2006
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